Dynamic Behaviour of Mars Airplane with Folded-Wing Deployment

Koji FUJITA; Toshikazu MOTODA; Hiroki NAGAI

doi:10.2322/tastj.12.Pk_1

TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN

Online ISSN : 1884-0485
ISSN-L : 1884-0485

k) Science and Technology for Human and Robotic Space Exploration

Dynamic Behaviour of Mars Airplane with Folded-Wing Deployment

Koji FUJITA, Toshikazu MOTODA, Hiroki NAGAI

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Keywords: Mars Airplane, Multibody Dynamics, Folding Wing, Dynamic Behaviour, Low Reynolds Number

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2014 Volume 12 Issue ists29 Pages Pk_1-Pk_6

DOI https://doi.org/10.2322/tastj.12.Pk_1

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An aerial deployment technique is required for the Mars airplane to get a large wing area and compactness. A multibody dynamics simulation program was developed to assess the safety of the dynamic behaviour during aerial deployment. An effect of an initial deployment angle was revealed through the simulation. A pitching moment was generated due to the drag and pitching moment acting on the right and left wings.

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